by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Apr 19, 2022 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department Elementary and middle school students recently completed their third Play Hard, Live Clean (PHLC) challenge of the school year. At the elementary level, students engaged in at least 10...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Apr 18, 2022 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department Partners After School @ Oakland serves third through fifth grade students from Broad Ford and Yough Glades Elementary Schools, as well as Southern Middle School students. The program is...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Apr 15, 2022 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is coordinating the 22nd National Drug Take-Back Initiative across the country on Saturday, April 30, 2022. In support of this...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Apr 15, 2022 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department U.S. Congressman David Trone visited Garrett County on Thursday, April 14, and met with members of the Garrett County Drug-Free Communities Coalition (DFCC) and the Garrett County Health...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Apr 5, 2022 | Press Releases, Tobacco
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department Staff members from the Garrett County Health Department (GCHD) and underage buyers from both county high schools worked with officers from the Garrett County Sheriff’s Office to conduct tobacco...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Apr 1, 2022 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The American Public Health Association (APHA) invites everyone to join them in celebrating National Public Health Week from April 4-10. This year’s theme is Public Health Is Where You Are,...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Mar 23, 2022 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Garrett County Health Department (GCHD) is hosting two Trauma-Informed Care Town Hall meetings in the next two months. “You may have heard that we should not ask ‘What’s wrong with you?’”...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Mar 16, 2022 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department Elementary and middle school students recently completed the second Play Hard, Live Clean (PHLC) challenge of the school year. At the elementary level, students engaged in at least 10...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Mar 2, 2022 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department After weeks of enduring frigid temperatures and snow, enjoying a warm and sunny day seems like a great opportunity to get out and take in some vitamin D. However, while we enjoy the early...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Feb 25, 2022 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Garrett County Health Department launched a new campaign in February. The behavioral change campaign titled ‘Store. Monitor. Secure. What’s in Your Cabinet?’ was created in response to data...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Feb 15, 2022 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Garrett County Health Department’s Play Hard, Live Clean (PHLC) healthy lifestyle campaign is designed to encourage youth to make good choices by recognizing and rewarding them for certain...
by John Corbin (BS, CPT, MCPT, CSNC) | Nov 30, 2021 | Press Releases
By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The American Red Cross and the Garrett County Health Department will host a blood drive on Friday, December 17, from 12 to 5 p.m. at the Health Department’s office at 1025 Memorial Drive...
